That's revolutionary if it's actually true. That can change the whole food chain/cycle, maybe even figure out a way for humans to do that. End world hunger through human photosynthesis :S We can dream at least.

MarkRoger saidThat's revolutionary if it's actually true. That can change the whole food chain/cycle, maybe even figure out a way for humans to do that. End world hunger through human photosynthesis :S We can dream at least.

It's all in the DNA. Give scientists a few more hundred years and it could be a reality.

really really interesting, although I am a little skeptical of the tactic of putting them in the dark and measuring ATP levels... it does not seem like a good enough treatment to deduce that the light is causing decreased ATP production. for example perhaps a hormone is produced in low light/darkness that slows energy production (while the insect sleeps)... ? hard to tell without having the actual paper's methods detailed but it's an interesting finding for sure

Nice article. Thanks for sharing. Maybe we can insert these genes and change colors according to our environmental conditions also... green for cool weather, orange for good eating, white for overpopulation.... hmmmm would men be born without mouth parts then?